Southeast Asia Research Group

Reconstructing Southeast Asia’s Dynamic Earth

News

We are delighted to have re-launched the SEARG website after a 3-year hiatus

Amy Gough attended the Second Post Cruise Meeting for IODP405 ‘JTRACK’ in Sendai, Japan.

Max Webb attended a workshop held at the Lorentz Center in Leiden on ‘Merging Biology and Geology to Study Island Biodiversity’

Isbram Ginanjar Hikmy attended the Essential Scientific Computing for Environmental Scientists course run by the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Center

Basin Research

Please consider submitting to our Basin Research Special Issue: Source-to-Sink Systems in Asia and Oceania: Insights from Multi-Proxy Approaches across Geological Timescales. Deadline 31st December 2026

Joint Industry Project

Membership Information

Our research and commitment would be impossible without the long-term and regular support provided by members of our Joint Industry Partnership. Industry and academia often have different perspectives and targets but we have now worked in partnership for years and we believe that the continued support from our established company members shows that communication has been effective and the partnership has been successful. We believe that we are able to undertake top-quality international scientific work which is of value to industry and academia.

Are you interested in joining the group of companies supporting the research of the SE Asia Research Group? Please email Dr Amy Gough: A.Gough@hw.ac.uk

For companies, membership of the Joint Industry Project provides many benefits:

  • Consortium membership provides:
  • Research results and reports: Rapid access to the results of SEARG’s ongoing research programme across Southeast Asia. Members receive regular updates and detailed technical reports as projects are completed.
  • Sedimentary provenance analysis: Access to SEARG laboratory facilities for analysing samples from hand specimen, core, and cuttings. Our capabilities include:
    • Light mineral petrography of sedimentary thin sections
    • Heavy mineral separation and analysis
    • Optical mineral identification using advanced petrographic microscopy
    • Automated mineralogy using SEM-BEX
    • Zircon picking and preparation for U–Pb geochronology (LA-ICP-MS through partner laboratories)
  • Palaeogeographic reconstructions
    • Development of realistic palaeogeographic models built on tectonic reconstructions and regional geological datasets. These help reconstruct sediment routing systems and basin evolution through time.
  • Regional geological expertise
    • Direct consultation with SEARG researchers who have extensive field experience and long-standing collaborations across Southeast Asia.
  • Literature and regional datasets
    • Access to SEARG’s curated geological literature and bibliographic database covering Southeast Asian geology.
  • Workshops and training
    • Invitations to SEARG seminars, workshops, and training sessions where new results and regional geological concepts are presented and discussed.
  • Research collaboration opportunities
    • Consortium members can propose new research directions or collaborate on projects aligned with their regional exploration interests.
  • Conference briefings
    • Updates and summaries from major scientific meetings and conferences attended by SEARG researchers.